Orð-stef

Old Norse Dictionary - orð-stef

Meaning of Old Norse word "orð-stef" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

orð-stef
n. notice; hann var hafðr í orðstefi þá er um biskupa skyldu kosningar vera í Vestfirðinga-fjórðungi, i. e. he was one on the list for election, Sturl. i. 63, v. l.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦ-ᛋᛏᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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